John Carney’s Dublin shot musical ‘Once’ has scooped a ‘Best Song’ gong at the Critics Choice Awards, which took place on Monday, January 7th at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
The film received the accolade for the song ‘Falling Slowly’, performed by the film’s stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, and beat out stiff competition from feature films ‘Hairspray’, ‘American Gangster’, ‘Into the Wild’ and ‘Enchanted’.
Irish resident Daniel Day Lewis also picked up a Best Actor award for his role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘There Will Be Blood’.
The awards were voted for by the Broadcast Film Critics Association which represents 199 television, radio and online critics.
Critic’s Choice Award Winners 2007
Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Best Actress
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Best Acting Ensemble
Hairspray
Best Director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Best Writer
Diablo Cody - Juno
Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille
Best Young Actor
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada - The Kite Runner
Best Young Actress
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Best Comedy Movie
Juno
Best Family Film
Enchanted
Best Picture Made for Television
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Best Documentary
Sicko
Best Foreign Language Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Song
"Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Once
Best Composer
Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
